grudge match

noun

: a contest or fight between players, teams, etc., who dislike each other
The race had turned into a grudge match between the two teams.

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Zayn’s best bet at getting on the WrestleMania card might be a non-wrestling role in the grudge match between Owens and Randy Orton. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025 By Gal Beckerman One of the stranger moments among many in yesterday’s White House presser turned grudge match with Volodymyr Zelensky was a query about the Ukrainian president’s outfit. Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2025

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“Grudge match.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grudge%20match. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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